Got low-fat milk? How a community-based coalition changed school milk policy in New York City

Family and Community Health

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Golub, Maxine ^a   Charlop, Megan ^b   Groisman Perelstein, Adriana Estela ^c   Ruddock, Charmaine ^a   Calman, Neil ^a  

^a Center of Excellence for the Elimination of Disparities   (United States)

^b Montefiore School Health Program   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

consumer advocacy; nutrition; obesity; public policy; schools

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; MILK; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH CARE COALITIONS; HEALTH PLANNING COUNCILS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; MILK; NEW YORK CITY; NUTRITION POLICY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 78650885865     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e318202a7dd     Document Type: Article

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